Mayor commends hashers for promoting city’s tourism potential

KUCHING: Kuching South City Council ( MBKS) mayor Dato James Chan has commended organisers of the recent 2nd Asia Pacific Hash hosted by Kuching for promoting the city through the international event.

More than 2,000 hashers, many of them from overseas, had participated in the event held here from July 6- 8. It was organised by the Kuching City Hash Club ( KCHC).

“I’m very happy and proud that Kuching City Hash Club managed to organise the international event which has helped to promote the city to other countries thus helped boost the state’s tourism industry. I was told it was very successful and to me, this is a way we can showcase our beautiful city

I’m very happy and proud that Kuching City Hash Club managed to organise the international event which has helped to promote the city to other countries thus helped boost the state’s tourism industry. I was told it was very successful and to me, this is a way we can showcase our beautiful city to the world. Dato James Chan, Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor

to the world,” he told reporters after receiving a courtesy call from KCHC and Qionghai6 Hash delegation at his office here yesterday.

During the visit, Chan was informed by KCHC chairman Johnson Tan that the 3rd Asia Pacific Hash will be held in Hainan, China from May 15-17, 2020.

“I hope the next Hash Run in China will be a good one and I’m sure KCHC will go there and support the city,” he said.

Later, Chan witnessed the symbolic handing over of baton from Tan, who served as the 2nd Asia Pacific Hash organising chairman to Qionghai6 Hash which has been conferred the rights to host the biennial international hash event.

Representing Qionghai6Hash was its grandmaster Fu Ming Lin.